Pioneer Square in the News

David Makuen’s Patty-Centric BuiltBurger Will Close (BuiltBurger)
Sadly, the rumors are true. BuiltBurger just sent out an email confirming that their last day of operation will be 12/2. Per the email, the owners are now on the East Coast and have decided to “pause the BuiltBurger brand”. Rumor on the street is that they have an offer on the East Coast (where they’re from) that they just can’t refuse.

Homeless women speak out, sharing tales of grief and joy (Real Change)
In 1985, Desiree Hellegers went to work at the Compass Center in Seattle’s Pioneer Square. There she encountered an astonishing and diverse array of women whose lives had been shattered. In her cogent introduction to “No Room for Her Own,” Hellegers declares that “anyone who’s experienced homelessness can attest to the fact that homelessness can, and does, cause mental illness and drive people to drink. Lose your housing in the United States and you run the risk of losing both your mind and your life.”

Is the new Neptune Theatre a rock scene hog? (Seattle Times)
It wouldn’t be the first time Seattle’s music epicenter shifted. Pioneer Square was a rock powerhouse in the ’80s, with a string of busy venues. Now it hardly rocks at all. Pioneer Square’s loss was Belltown’s gain, but 20 years of Belltown rocking are almost completely forgotten, too, with The Crocodile now out of place in a glitzy Top-40 singles scene.

Nordstrom rolls out same-day delivery service (Seattle Times)
Nordstrom has begun offering same-day delivery at its downtown Seattle and Bellevue Square stores to customers who live and work nearby. For a $10 fee, customers can order something on Nordstrom’s website by noon and — assuming it’s in stock — have the item hand-delivered to them by 6 p.m. the same day, including Saturdays and Sundays.

Microsoft No Longer Alone Playing Games in Seattle (Fins)
The city’s other tech sectors have also grown over the past decade, led by Amazon. It’s one reason why Chung and Tsai decided to move Zhurosoft into a loft-like office in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood earlier this year rather than move to a more well-known city to the south.

Annual charity event aids the homeless, struggling (West Seattle – KOMO News)
Pierre Borsh waited a long time. He, along with so many others who don’t have a home, got a little help at the annual Surviving the Streets giveaway at the Pioneer Square office of Real Change newspaper, which helps the homeless and low-income individuals.